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Rip Current — Coastal Horry, South Carolina
August 4, 2020 · NOAA Storm Events record
Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
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Area
Coastal Horry
Event narrative (NOAA)
A 76 year old male drowned in the Garden City area attempting to rescue his son from a rip current. Lingering swells from Hurricane Isaias led to the rip current activity.
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Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database. Deaths and injuries are those NOAA classifies as direct. Damage is the reporting office's estimate at the time and is not inflation-adjusted. This is a catalogue record, not a forecast.